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caption CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta is a frequent target of President Donald Trump and his supporters’ attacks on the media. source Screenshot/CNN A Gallup/Knight Foundation survey shows Americans think most of the news they consume is inaccurate and biased. When ranking the most biased media organizations, Republicans said they only think Fox News and The Wall Street Journal are unbiased, while Democrats feel that way about most mainstream outlets. Overall, survey respondents found that PBS News and the Associated Press were the least biased outlets. Americans believe that 62% of the news they consume on TV, in newspapers, and on the radio is biased, according to a survey from the Knight Foundation and Gallup. Those surveyed also believe 44% of news reporting and 64% of news on social media are inaccurate. And they’re upset about it – more than 80% said they were angered or bothered by seeing biased information and slightly … [Read more...] about RANKED: The most biased news outlets in the US, according to Americans

caption Donald Trump. source Spencer Platt/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday made a bold accusation: that Google is intentionally promoting negative news stories about him in its search results, and “silencing” conservative voices. That assertion, which Trump posted on his Twitter account, is backed up by scant evidence, and Google quickly responded by saying that “Search is not used to set a political agenda, and we don’t bias our results toward any political ideology.” Trump stated that “96% of results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media,” calling the issue “very dangerous.” But that figure stems from an unscientific study conducted by conservative opinion blog PJMedia, which published a blog post on Saturday stating that the majority of all Trump-related search results on Google’s News tab come from outlets that PJMedia categorized as “liberal.” We … [Read more...] about Trump has accused Google of rigging search results against him — but here’s what actually happens when you search for Trump news on Google

caption Fox News chief White House correspondent John Roberts source Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Fox News chief White House correspondent John Roberts is trying to play it straight on President Donald Trump’s favorite network. The veteran journalist says he faces all the same challenges as his colleagues who work for what the president calls the “fake news.” And while he thinks the president sometimes goes too far in his criticism of the press, he says tension between the media and the White House is par for the course. Fox News chief White House correspondent John Roberts is trying to play it straight on President Donald Trump’s favorite network. The veteran journalist, who spent five years at CNN and 14 at CBS News, says he faces all the same challenges in the Trump era – the constant deluge of news, a president largely unwilling to talk to the press – as his … [Read more...] about Fox News’ White House correspondent knows how his network is viewed — but he’s not getting any special treatment from Trump

caption Stephen Hawking. source lwpkommunikacio/flickr Stephen Hawking has died peacefully at home at the age of 76. The world-renowned physicist was told he would only have two years to live when diagnosed motor neuron disease, a rare form of ALS, aged 21. Some 55 years later, it is safe to say he defied the odds and helped transform the way scientists view black holes and the universe. As well his contribution to science, Hawking was a philosopher of sorts, a powerful political voice, and had a good line in acerbic wit. These 15 quotes show Hawking’s approach to science and to life in general – and take you inside the mind of a genius. On disability source x-ray_delta_one/flickr “My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit, as well as physically.” [The New York Times, … [Read more...] about 15 Stephen Hawking quotes that reveal how a genius thinks

By Emily Yahr The Washington Post Mon., March 5, 2018 For the second year in a row, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway arrived on the Oscars stage to present best picture. This time, the results were a little less exciting. “Well, that’s how it’s supposed to go, I guess,” host Jimmy Kimmel deadpanned after the duo announced The Shape of Water won the biggest prize of the night — no, really, it did. They double-checked the envelope. This was not a La La Land-Moonlight situation. Although the show didn’t end with an epic mix-up, plenty happened during the nearly four-hour telecast on Sunday night. Here’s everything you need to know. 1. Ryan Seacrest’s red carpet experience was . . . awkward. Article Continued Below All eyes were on E!’s red carpet after Seacrest’s former stylist went public last week with detailed sexual misconduct allegations against the ubiquitous host. Seacrest vehemently denied the … [Read more...] about 15 things that happened at the Oscars last night, from the awkward red carpet to the Lady Bird snub